And those are all Democrats, who have long benefited from the financial backing of the teachers union, which runs one of the state's most powerful political operations.

The new scorecard shocked many of the union's traditional Democratic allies by giving them slacker grades for supporting several education reform bills last session. OEA officials say the report card by itself won't determine what candidates the union will endorse next year, but the unusually harsh report card has Salem insiders buzzing.

"When I saw this I went, 'Wow, an F is an F. It's not a compliment,'" said Courtney, who like several other Democrats was careful not to sound too critical of a union that Democrats hope will still play a major role in bankrolling their candidates next year.

All told, nobody in the Senate got better than a C and in the 60-member House, the union awarded an A to just two representatives and a B to eight others. Eight Democrats and 40 Republicans received an F.

Gov. John Kitzhaber agreed to accept several bills sought by Republicans in exchange for approval of one his top priorities: creation of a powerful board overseeing investment for all levels of education. Those bills sought by the GOP, and some supportive Democrats, included measures expanding online schools and making it easier for students to transfer to schools outside their district.

The measures passed over bitter opposition from the union, which complained that the reform measures could sap resources from local school districts.

BethAnn Darby, the union's chief lobbyist, insisted that legislators should expect bad marks following those votes.

"The OEA didn't grade them harshly," she said. "They earned those grades through their votes."

But several Democrats said it seemed as though the union overreacted by giving longtime allies bad scores even though they agree on such fundamental issues as supporting public education and collective bargaining rights. None of the reform bills, they pointed out, was that sweeping.

"Honestly, I was a little bit frustrated at seeing that" scorecard, said Rep. Jules Bailey, D-Portland, who garnered a D. "On the core issues, I think we agree."

Darby said the scorecard doesn't reflect the full picture of how the union views individual legislators.

"Hopefully, this will be a blip on their overall track records," said Darby, noting that local union members will also interview candidates and use other tools in making endorsements during next year's election campaign.

Privately, some Democrats and education lobbyists said it appeared the union was trying to shock legislators into treating the union better in the upcoming February session, which will be held just as the campaign season starts to kick into high gear.

Some Republicans saw the OEA scorecard as something of a political gift from a union that typically hasn't given them much. In 2010, for example, the union gave more than $350,000 to Democratic legislative campaigns but less than $10,000 to the Republican candidates.

Rep. Matt Wingard, R-Wilsonville, who was the chief architect of the GOP education bills, said the OEA scorecard reinforces his belief that the union isn't interested in "endorsing any of the educational reforms that are taking place around the country...I think it hurts their credibility."